Harry hall freer



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UMBRELLA OASE.

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H. H. FREER.

UMBRBLLA CASE.

No. 462,249. Patented Nov. 3, 1891.

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llNiTnD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY HALL FREER, OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. W. BIRD, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,249, dated November 3, 1891.

Application filed December 3, 1890. Serial No. 373,503. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: D, engaged upon the case, said cover having Be it known that LHARRY HALL FREER, a a hinged or jointed connection a to the case citizen of the United States, residing at Ponat one side of said cover, so that it may be tiac, county of Oakland, State of Michigan, turned back as a lid upon the top of the case 5 have invented certain new and useful Imwhen the receiver below is not in use and be 55 provements in Umbrella-Cases; and I dethrown in the opposite direction to cover the clare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- receiver when the latter is in use. Then not act description of the invention, such as will in use the cover of the individual receiver is enable others skilled in the art to which it apthrown open and held open by a suitable deio pertains to make and use the same, reference vice until its use is desired. I prefer that the 6o being had to the accompanying` drawings, case shall be provided with a lock E for each which form a part of this speciiication. cover. A numbered key F may be inserted My present invention relates to certain new under a suitable strap F and upon the edge and useful improvements in an umbrellaof the cover to hold it open when not in use.

15 case; and it consists of the devices and ap- The cover is also made self-acting in one di- 65 pliances, their combinations and arrangerection when free to move in any suitable ments, as hereinafter speciiied and claimed, manner. Vhen an umbrella has been inand illustrated in the accompanying drawsei-ted into the receiver, the owner of the umings, in Whichbrella puts the key into his pocket, which zo Figurelisa vertical section embodying my serves as a check, as well as to unlock the re- 7o invention. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective, ceiver. and Fig. 3 a separate View of a key. I do notlimit myself to any special manner The great desirability of having a convenof making the coversself-acting. As shown, ient and secure receptacle for umbrellas in however, theyare each provided with a counz 5 many public places-such as hotels, restauter -weight G, connected therewith. The 75 rants, opera-houses, and the like-is evident. weight may be also inclosed as in a case G My invention is designed to provide a neat, to prevent any rattling of the weight. For convenient, and economical piece of furniture many locations the foregoing would be found to fully meet this need in a simple, ready, sufiicientwhereumbrellasonlyweretobecared 3o and efficient manner. for. \Vhere, however, it is desirable also to 8o To this end A represents any suitable inprovide a receptacle for overshoes, rubbers, closing case, which may be made of any deand the like, I design to construct the base sired form to suit a given locality where such of the case A with reference to this end. In a device may most conveniently be located. an opera-house, for example, the device may 3 5 Within said case are engaged one or more be constructed of any desired dimensions, 8 5 receivers B, tubular or otherwise in shape,in with a series of receivers B and their selfwhich an umbrella may be deposited. These acting covers. In a hotel the boot-jack atreceivers are preferably made of open-work tachmcut will be found desirable. This bootto allow a free circulation of air to dry the jack attachment, to which I make no claim,

4o umbrella when wet. The receivers may, as is simply herein illustrated in order to show 9o shown, taper downward. At the lower end the practicability of adding to the umbrellaof the receivers or immediately beneath the case such a contrivance. same the case is preferably provided also The whole device is serviceable, and the with a drip-pan O, which may have a removcase maybe made of cabinet or other work 45 able engagement in said case. The receiver and made as ornamental as may be desired. 95

is -intended to be of sufficient height to con- -What I claim as my invention istain the entire umbrella within the same. l. The combination, with a vertically-ex- The case is provided with an orifice a in the tended umbrella-receiver B,.open at its extop thereof communicating with each retremities, of a case A,supporting said receiver 5o ceiver. This orifice is providedwith a covei therein and provided with an opening into loo the top 'of the receiver, a'cover engaged upon the case .to close said opening in the case and into the upper end of the receiver, anda drippan located beneath the lower extremity of the receiver removably engaged in said case, said case and cover entirely inc-losing and concealing said receiver, and an umbrella located therein when the cover is closed, substantially as described.

2. The combination, With a vertically-extended umbrella-receiver B, open at its extremities, ofa case A, supporting said receiver therein and provided With an opening into the top of the receiver, aself-acting cover en- 

